Area: 1,520.7 sq. km. Population: 1,803.4 thousand habitants (2006)
Administrative divisions:
- Districts: HongBang, Ngo Quyen, Le Chan, Kien An, Hai An, Duong Kinh, Do Son.
- Rural districts: Thuy Nguyen, An Duong, An Lao, Kien Thuy, Tien Lang, Vinh Bao, Cat Hai, Bach Long Vi. Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Hoa, Tay, Nung...
Location: Du Hang Pagoda is located at 121 Du Hang Street, Du Hang Kenh Ward, Le Chan District, Haiphong. Characteristics: The pagoda is considered an ancient architectural relic of the city.
Location: Hang Kenh Communal House is situated in Du Hang Kenh Ward, Le Chan District, HaiphongCity. Characteristics: It is famous for its valuable wooden sculptures.
Location:NgheTemple is situated in Me Linh Ward, Le Chan District, Haiphong City, about 600m from the Municipal Theatre towards the south-west. Characteristics: The temple is devoted to the cult of Le Chan, a woman general in the insurrection of the two Trung Sisters.
Location: Cat Ba Island is situated in Cat Hai District, HaiphongCity. Characteristics: Cat Ba Island is a tourist spot, attractive for its natural beauty and wonders endowed by nature.
Location: Do Son Beach is situated in Do Son Dist., 20km from the southwest of Haiphong City, about 120km from Hanoi. Characteristics: Do SonBeach is one of the most famous beaches in Vietnam.
Time: The 9th day of the eighth lunar month. Place: Do Son Dist., HaiphongCity. Objects of worship: Water genie. Characteristics: Buffalo fighting, the cult of water genie.
Time: April 1 (by solar calender). Place: Cat Ba Town, Cat Hai District, HaiphongCity. Objects of worship: President Ho Chi Minh interested in fishing work. Characteristics: Boat race celebrates the day President Ho Chi Minh paid a visit to Cat Ba fishing village in 1959 and that day is also the traditional day of aquiculture.
